Chapter 5 Terms related to the Lymphatic and Immune Systems.

adenoiditis

• relating to an allergy

• a hypersensitivity state

  acquired through

  exposure to a particular

  allergen.

• inflammation of the

  adenoidal tissue

• a severe and sometimes

  fatal allergic reaction to

  a specific antigen

antigen

• a substance that

  stimulates the

  production of antibodies

• a drug that blocks the

  growth of neoplasms

  (an abnormal new

  growth of tissue -

  tumour)

• the state of being

  resistant or not

  susceptible to a disease.

• a deficiency in or

  breakdown of a

  person’s immune

  system

allergy

• inflammation of the

  adenoidal tissue

• a drug that blocks the

  growth of neoplasms

  (an abnormal new

  growth of tissue -

  tumour)

• a hypersensitivity state

  acquired through

  exposure to a particular

  allergen.

• the state of being

  resistant or not

  susceptible to a disease

axillary

• referring to the axilla –

  the armpit

• deficiency in or

  breakdown of a

  person’s immune

  system .

• referring to the groin

  Inguinal lymph nodes

  are located in the

  inguinal (groin) area of

  the lower abdomen.

• any disease of the

  lymph nodes.

anaphylactic shock

• the flow of lymph from

  cut or ruptured lymph

  vessels

• an X-ray of the

  lymphatic system (i.e.,

  the lymph nodes and

  lymph vessels)

• a large white blood cell

  that ingests diseasecausing

  organisms

• a severe and sometimes

  fatal allergic reaction to

  a specific antigen

antigen

• A substance that

  stimulates the

  production of antibodies.

• Treatment designed to

  produce immunity to a

  disease or enhance the

  body’s natural

  immune-system

  resistance to an active

  disease process, as

  cancer.

• A tumour made up of

  lymphatic tissue.

• The flow of lymph from

  cut or ruptured lymph

  vessels.

antibody

• substance developed

  by the body in response

  to the presence of a

  specific antigen.

• referring to selfimmunity

• an examination of the

  lymphatic vessels.

• a tumour made up of

  lymphatic tissue.

antineoplastic

• An infection caused by

  the fungus aspergillus.

• A drug that blocks the

  growth of neoplasms

  (an abnormal new

  growth of tissue -

  tumour).

• Any disease of the

  lymph nodes.

• An abnormal increase in

  the number of

  lymphocytes in the

  blood.

aspergillosis

• the state of being

  resistant or not

  susceptible to a disease.

• an infection caused by a

  species of the fungus

  candida.

• the fluid that flows

  through the lymphatic

  system.

• an infection caused by

  the fungus aspergillus.

autoimmune

• Referring to self-immunity.

• An enlargement of the

  spleen.

• A surgical removal of

  the spleen.

• A benign abnormal

  collection of lymphatic

  vessels forming a mass.